Mixcoatl

Mixcoatl (pronounced [miʃˈkoːwaːtɬ]), also known as Mixcohuatl, is a significant deity in Mesoamerican mythology, particularly among the Aztecs and other Nahua peoples. The name Mixcoatl translates to "cloud serpent" in the Nahuatl language, derived from the words mīxtli (cloud) and cōātl (serpent). In Hebrew, this could be translated as נחש הענן (nahsh ha'anan). In Spanish, it is often referred to as "Serpiente de las Nubes." Mixcoatl is depicted as a serpent or a feathered serpent, embodying the wind and the hunt. He is associated with the hunt, war, and the stars, often linked to the Milky Way, which was seen as his coatl (serpent form). As a patron of hunters and warriors, Mixcoatl played a crucial role in Aztec rituals and cosmology, symbolizing the duality of creation and destruction.